(Answered) On january 1 2013 purvis and associates issued bonds with a

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On January 1, 2013, Purvis and Associates issued bonds with a face value of $800,000, a stated rate of interest of 8 percent, and a 20 year term to maturity. Interest is payable in cash on December 31 of each year. The effective rate of interest was 9 percent at the time the bonds were issued.

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Write a brief memo explaining whether the effective interest rate method or the straight-line method will produce the highest amount of interest expense recognized on the 2013 income statement.

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